General Student Work

This section showcases a diverse array of projects and assignments completed by our students, highlighting their creativity, research, and insights across various topics related to Japanese food and culture

An Assistant’s Musings: A Look at The Pillow Book through a Modern-Day Lens

Umami

The Unexpected Fashion of Cabbage: An Exploration of Food Symbolism in East Asia

Harmonizing Tradition and Creativity: Integrating Confucian Values and Daoist Ideals

History of Mandopop—a Podcast

A LEGO Depiction of the Battle of Nagashino

Accepting Knowledge as Suffering: A Contemporary Re-Imagining of Kamo no Chōmei’s Hōjōki

Through the Iris​: Exploring self-expression and the evolution of Japanese cultural practices through Ikebana

Reconstructing Tampopo: An Analysis and Short Film

Boba Final Project

Salivating to Anime Food and Japanese Food in Film: Japanese Food in a 2D Space​

Interpretation of Yatai in a Contemporary Period

Jollibee: On a Fast Food Empire and Filipino American Diaspora

The Evolution of Dim Sum

KBBQ in NYC

Fortune Cookies in the United States

History of Peking Duck

BCD Tofu House

Ube, The Diasporic Crop: On Taking Root in Nonnative Soil

Evolution of Kimchi

Hot Pot

Sushi and Nostalgia

Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls

April at Wesleyan

How Yokai Adapts to Modern Societies: Differences in Yokai Interactions with Technology and Humans

Hōjōki ver. 2021

The Philosophy of Wabi Sabi

Two Truths and a Lie: Buddhist Food Today Through a Cooking Project

Longing for the Simple Life: Buddhist Cuisine in East Asia as Ethical and Aesthetic

Problematizing “Japanese Mothers and Obentōs: The Lunch-Box as Ideological State Apparatus

Changing Perceptions: How Wakako zake is Fixing Gender Stereotypes in Anime

An Exploration of Cheesecake

Takoraisu: A Case Study in Okinawan Hybrid Identity

Country Club Sushi: An Exploration of the Gentrification of Japanese Cuisine in Minnesota

Japanese Cuisine in Kazakhstan: Non-Japanese Ethnic Networks as Main Facilitators of Culinary Culture

Is “Gourmet” Food Writing Exempt? : An Exploration of Japanese Culture in Saveur Magazine

Nattō’s Nutritional and Epigenetic Health Benefits

Japanese Snacks: A Tasting and Reflections on their Cultural Implications

Suntory and Nikka: Japanese Whiskey as Wakon Yōsai

The Rise and Fall of Confucius Institutes

Examining Contemporary South Korean Confucianism: A Self Reflection

Chinese on the Skin: Outside the Homeland, Finding Oneself Through Pain

Garment Making Like Guo Pei: From Sketch to Stitch​

An Exploration of Authenticity, Trendiness, and Stereotyping Through “Exotic” Cuisine​

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